News articles tagged with 'artificial'
Mimicking photosynthesis path to solar-derived hydrogen fuel
— 20 Feb 2011 16:12 | ChemistryInexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a Penn State materials chemist, but a number of problems need to be solved…
Turning to nature for inspiration
— 20 Feb 2011 16:09 | TechnologyTo build the next generation of sensors - with applications ranging from medical devices to robotics to new consumer goods - Chang Liu looks to biology…
Princeton scientists construct synthetic proteins that sustain life
— 8 Jan 2011 14:27 | BiologyIn a groundbreaking achievement that could help scientists 'build' new biological systems, Princeton University scientists have constructed for the first time artificial proteins that…
New psychology theory at Rensselaer enables computers to mimic human creativity
— 3 Dec 2010 18:05 | HealthA dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date '544 B.C.' stamped on the other. The dealer examines…
MIT neuroscientists reveal how the brain learns to recognise objects
— 22 Sep 2010 18:06 | BiologyUnderstanding how the brain recognises objects is a central challenge for understanding human vision, and for designing artificial vision systems. (No computer system comes close to…
Light is the friend of lovers
— 18 Sep 2010 09:07 | BiologyThe increase of artificial night lighting is only one of the consequences of intense urbanisation. There is no doubt that chemical and noise pollution can have a strong impact on ecosystems.…
Researchers build 'artificial ovary' to develop oocytes into mature human eggs
— 15 Sep 2010 10:33 | HealthResearchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital have invented the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting…
Engineers make artificial skin out of nanowires
— 13 Sep 2010 10:46 | TechnologyEngineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the…
Graphene may hold key to speeding up DNA sequencing
— 11 Sep 2010 11:22 | TechnologyIn a paper published as the cover story of the September 9, 2010 Nature, researchers from Harvard University and MIT have demonstrated that graphene, a surprisingly robust planar sheet…
Artificial enzyme removes natural poison
— 26 Aug 2010 20:13 | BiologyFor the first time ever, a completely man-made chemical enzyme has been successfully used to neutralise a toxin found naturally in fruits and vegetables…